The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16
MADELINE A Fisher GIRL


D. e GOV the onlg town IN the north OF
FEhnoe where the casnivalia ssll kent in AL |
its glory. and this feis u the excuse for every
sLtiAYaRanos.
The iisher and factory girls save mp sou By |
sou from their earnings 20 biIy costumes fgr
tilia great festival. and IN every household.
however poor, creDss a species Of paheAl6)
are made.
ON this carnival eysninR the streets pre-
sefited ouch q crowded appearance tiet IL wAs
almost impossible to pass Through them. and
every kind Of dsgaiasnaeat was 10 Do seen.
from the splendid pRinosly costume 70 the
tattsrad one OK some jester.
The carnival fen later than usual this year.
and the weather was mild aud WRrn.
A little group Of saaBqas vera pushing
their way through tbs throng, and atont
girl dressed up IA brilliant and tfumperY
iipeEy, uttered eEpletigeb Of no very fwiinnd
copied kisses with nnnh e0mplRceuRy.
Many turned round 10 look, and lllair eyes
fel vita admiration upon = tnai slight figpre,
Rlapces tltat tried " pierre fhe velset lotp
that partially covered heF face.
Her costume was the modest neat ono of a
| fisher gIEl, "A checked shawl was tied nOund
her SHOULDERS, and ben short striped petit
coat displayed Eea-st0GldnEea test IN San
I dala The tiny head hhd a ANAL wooden
ihalRdi.syclisf fastened Ep9nd it gpa ths
1 brown l0Heleclls escaped on tHs f0raliead and
neek-was plaited and cooled ND close To ii.
Her eoinI4anionp 70 Whose arm she ching,
Non9 . RED cotton domino and . hideous
The Rslaer sifl was the pretty Madeleine--
1 Uls gtlheUse az G'iea0aeS-and her two
| Caroline. MRdelsiBa had yielded with much
IeiEetanee TO the eltreaties OF her relttiE0s
/ e 5oin them, for her Noaae Grand Pierre
han3sonls frslas f1st lowered ABOVE aIl
/ othergl had LEFT teW Gays before Tor the
1 hsbipg Ia the Northern seaR. They would
| hase been married before his departure, bnh
besides the fisher eirl being very YOUNG
1 only siEteeu--tiiey Bere both very pour, and
/ pierEes bard Toll out there vas TO brIng 10
sufficient money % enable them TO aet mp 81
Rteig fond Of each osher, and Meheleineis
Fhearb Wss Hick 1t bis hba8noe, End the Fattleg
ghirled IN her kaee and the ,ghril YhisttHg
been there, how difier0nt eha would hnY0
1 felt and, pressed aEninet his strong arm,
1 She WgHid have laughed NJ II al,
her . eCms youf va the dssite q Keep aer
cousin JEAN dslicatn yoBth Of about nine
teen, from Inc GataTetf for che lWeW that,
without hen he would spo4d big NIGHT there,
/ no fear Of bis wishing 3 do 30.
She bad refused 70 dress up, but 90 pass
e much a1notieed as possible, had put on q
However, sc graceful set Of tbs head on
the sh9uaaeTs the pretty hgure, were much
HeT sousiu vas AZ disginiiar To her a. nos
siaiei being red-hsised, freckled and yulgar
Her jealousy aud envy Of Nadeleins were
very great, for she yoElo Huob have wished
as5Ee ~ 5 l9e5 g ',ie a2 5os ~ se
| AnRfy LDpk came Ogcr her face.
1 4 @lasglte bad been peraisteptlg folleging
thqm We Yas dressed es esgelier n black
up nesF en9ugh sometimes ~ whisper . few
| words in CanQtines ear, and tben heT mouth
smiled ef1eli hinmphsnt smile.
Tie crowd became more and Rore dense
and compact. AgroGp of gl0sqaes, drOaaed
! No as demons, ~ scarlet, t3lrew thsmgelyes
- the thNonai End one Of them, seiEing
idly roand, whiie anoiiSeR took Caroline,
: whose haFsa, diacerdant voice. gcr9aMlnR
with delight was heard ringing out Through
! Madeleine aaFe ! scream Of terror AZ Md
felt lietself lifted oh her feet and Ehen ttlG
cavalier who had followed tlenl came TO tlle
4 rescue, see allnpa fFipted ~ pa arms Jle
I oe diadnin ~ bar weakness, ana bhep WeNt ~
: | aearch ~ b0ader gan1e.
0 MRaeleing,a cousins were nowhere 40 ~
seen, and dRzed aid beBiidered, she was
\ thankful VI Recept tie cavaliers arm. AZ
I she touched ii, hCWeyeTj ghe shTank buck Az
z III al inAtinctige feeling 0R repulgiQp cr u
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minute she rsproaehed herself f0g her folly,
4 aud @aE pleased W lean tpon her cptQpapiqp
I tor protection az enoah0r gr98p 81 white
= d0BGil50s bore down upon them.
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J 4 you, 2 whAapeIgd tho cavalier uDGer hjs FaaHlI
! Ia soft, respectful, Disguised tone, On yot
viii negeF hage ne esrgg1gKt1 q 8ind yQnl
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4 d RlasF III eau sito3ee.r
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y 10 uneasy. / should Ike To ION them.
! VI via be most diaieuit " apd them,
said her eoplpanion, and Il ~ imRpesibh
j you y salk ID your pEeebnt state % agita
! Bithqut waitiaF PEI her reply % hastil.
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j 4 aactine her To marble talle, offered hpr
Z 1 Chair With d ssatelg bow.
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i ] and when the COO weter CARLO y Heenaet
3 most grateful To her hot lfps.
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q her cot. brown eyes and her brpnetto'g eldE
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8 4 % cast glbnee Of envy ~ her companion
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